John,
I think you have successfully accomplished what you set to achieve! Reducing wheel/tire travel in the front relative to the body, thus the reaction is now taken up through the body and not the shock as you are over sprung.
If you corner weighted the car you wouldn't have 800 lbs per corner in front, there is just not enough mass on an undulating surface to have that shock/spring combination work.
Julian
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